Chapter 171: Last Stand

Mo Hua experienced the majesty of the Dao Lv and Dao Court for the first time and felt it deeply.

Based on the current situation, the Qian Family, traveling light and unencumbered, advanced with fierce momentum. In contrast, the demon hunters, burdened by the transport of spirit ore, moved slowly. At this rate, the Qian Family would surely catch up before they reached Tong Xian City.

Elder Yu said, "We need to find some people to cover the rear!"

Yu Cheng Yi, Mo Shan, and some other Qi Refining nine-layer demon hunters stepped forward.

Elder Yu nodded slightly and instructed:

"When Qian Hong and Qian Zhong Xuan decide to tear the agreement and make a move, I will hold them off. You will deal with the other Qian Family cultivators. Fight while retreating, do not get bogged down in battle. As long as you can delay them for enough time, that will be sufficient."

The few who were left behind nodded with serious expressions.

Covering the rear in this situation meant inevitably facing the Qian Family's desperate assault, and with few against many, the situation was extremely perilous.

Moreover, the Qian Family had two Foundation Building cultivators who were willing to break their agreement and attack. If Elder Yu were not their match, the Qi Refining stage demon hunters left behind would be in grave danger.

Mo Hua said, "I will stay to cover the rear as well!"

Elder Yu glared at him, "What are you getting involved for, child? Go home!"

At that moment, he would have to deal with Qian Hong and Qian Zhong Xuan and would have no leisure to attend to Mo Hua's safety.

Mo Shan also patted Mo Hua's head and said gently, "Go back, your mother is still waiting for you at home."

They didn't say anything, but Mo Hua understood clearly in his heart that those who stayed behind to cover the rear in this situation had already made their determination.

Even if they could successfully cover the rear in the end, it was estimated that several demon hunters would pay with their lives.

When they fought with the Qian Family earlier, many demon hunters were already dead or injured.

Now the spirit ore had been fully mined, and they had persevered until now. Mo Hua didn't want anyone else to suffer any more casualties.

Whether it was Mo Shan, Elder Yu, or other demon hunters Mo Hua was familiar with or not, Mo Hua still hoped that everyone could go home together.

Mo Hua then said to Elder Yu, "I can use arrays to cover the rear, there's no need for everyone to risk their lives!"

Elder Yu believed in Mo Hua's arrays.

They were able to guard the spirit ore this time and escape successfully, all thanks to Mo Hua's arrays. But seeing that the Qian Family was about to arrive and time was short, Elder Yu was still uneasy:

"Time is too short, not enough time to draw arrays, right?"

"Don't worry," Mo Hua patted the bulging storage bag on his body, "I prepared well in advance!"

Elder Yu opened his mouth, "Inside there, it's all arrays?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Everyone looked at each other, none of them knew when Mo Hua had prepared these arrays.

"These arrays, will they be useful?" Elder Yu asked again.

"We don't need to fight desperately. As long as we use the arrays to scare them a bit, and drag out some time, it will be enough," Mo Hua said.

Elder Yu pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, we will use arrays to drag out some time."

Then Elder Yu found Mo Shan again and said in a low voice, "If the situation turns bad, you take Mo Hua and leave first!"

Mo Shan wanted to say something, but Elder Yu's face turned serious, "This is an order!"

Mo Shan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but his eyebrows were deeply furrowed.

Elder Yu then lowered his voice and said with a solemn tone:

"Mo Hua's safety is more important than anything. No matter what, you must get him back safely!"

Mo Shan was startled, then nodded with a grave expression.

On this side, Mo Hua was rummaging through his storage bag, taking out the arrays inside.

A thick stack, all of them were Earth Fire Arrays, moreover, they were first-grade Earth Fire Arrays containing nine array patterns.

Before, the Earth Fire Array containing seven array patterns had been broken by the Qian Family's iron-armored earth-system cultivators. Mo Hua then learned some more advanced first-grade Earth Fire Arrays to prepare for emergencies.

The Earth Fire Array had a peculiar effect, but if the quantity was small, the effect was not significant and could not change the battle situation.

So Mo Hua drew them whenever he had free time and secretly saved them up. By now, Mo Hua had a thick stack of first-grade Earth Fire Arrays in his hand.

Mo Hua distributed the first-grade Earth Fire Arrays. The demon hunters selected a narrow mountain pass and buried the Earth Fire Arrays in secret corners, slightly disguising them so that the Qian Family cultivators would not easily discover them.

With everything properly prepared, the dozen or so demon hunters left behind all hid behind rocks, waiting for the Qian Family cultivators to arrive.

Mo Hua also followed them and hid.

Time passed minute by minute. Everyone's faces were tense, and their expressions were somewhat grave.

Seeing the situation, Mo Hua said with a touch of regret, "It's a pity it's not evening."

Elder Yu was stunned for a moment, "What difference does evening make?"

"When the Earth Fire Arrays explode in the evening, with a bang, it's like fireworks, it might be good to watch!"

When he used the Earth Fire Arrays before, Mo Hua watched very happily. He even specially prepared wine, meat, and pine nuts, eating and watching at the same time.

It was a pity that all those good foods were eaten up now, Mo Hua was a bit regretful.

Elder Yu, Mo Shan, and the others didn't know what to say, but Mo Hua's interruption had dispelled their nervousness. Instead, they felt a bit like watching a play and silently stared at the entrance of the road.

In less than a cup of tea's time, the sound of footsteps gradually grew louder, and the figures of the Qian Family cultivators gradually became clear in sight.

A black mass, nearly two thousand people.

The demon hunters held their breath and concentrated, no longer speaking.

Qian Hong arrived nearby and saw the narrow terrain. His expression froze. He raised his hand and signaled the Qian Family cultivators to stop.

He swept with his divine sense, then let out a cold laugh and projected his voice:

"Yu Chang Lin, hiding and acting like a shrinking head turtle?"

Elder Yu signaled the demon hunters not to move rashly. His figure flashed, and he leaped onto a high place, then sat cross-legged on a large rock and laughed:

"Being a turtle is fine, but I'm a big turtle, and you're a small turtle. You still have to call me 'Dad'."

Qian Hong's gaze turned cold, but his expression didn't change.

Elder Yu praised, "If we talk about who has the deepest city mansion and is the most patient, I'm only convinced by you. No matter how I scold you, you are unmoved like a turtle..."

Before he finished speaking, Elder Yu suddenly acted greatly shocked and said in an exaggerated tone, "You weren't really born by your mother with a turtle, were you?"

Even Qian Zhong Xuan couldn't stand these words, but Qian Hong only slightly frowned and said:

"Yu Chang Lin, are you delaying me?"

Elder Yu didn't hide it, "Consider it so."

Qian Hong said coldly, "Based on what? Just based on those dozen or so demon hunters hiding behind the rocks?"

Elder Yu said, "All of your Qian Family are good-for-nothings. These dozen or so of us are enough. We're just afraid we'll scare you."

"Then why don't you make a move?" Qian Hong said.

"Let's rest for a while first, I'm tired from mining the road," Elder Yu sighed. "You say this Da Hei Mountain is really strange. How come when we were mining the road, we just happened to dig into a demon nest?"

Elder Yu asked Qian Hong with a look of good intentions, "Have any of your Qian Family disciples who entered the mining road encountered demon beasts? Alas, it's good as long as they weren't eaten by demon beasts..."

Qian Hong's face was a bit unpleasant.

Elder Yu saw the situation and was greatly shocked, "No way, you've already entered the mining road? No way, someone has already been eaten by demon beasts? No way?"

Immediately, Elder Yu said regretfully:

"How could they be so careless? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let them dig those mining roads. That way, fewer people from your Qian Family would have died... Alas, this matter is my fault!"

Qian Hong gritted his teeth, "Yu old bastard, stop talking nonsense. What exactly are you playing at?"

Elder Yu's expression was calm, and he didn't speak.

Qian Hong was somewhat apprehensive and said coldly, "You want to make a move?"

Elder Yu said, "As we agreed, if you don't make a move, I won't either."

"Alright," Qian Hong said, and then began to let the Qian Family cultivators advance.

No matter what trick Yu Chang Lin was playing, he would know by testing it out.

The Qian Family cultivators advanced forward. Elder Yu remained unmoved, with no sign of action.

"What is this old bastard Yu Chang Lin playing at?"

Just as doubt arose in Qian Hong's heart, an explosion sounded, and fierce flames raged, engulfing the Qian Family cultivators at the front of the team.

After the screams rose and fell, the Qian Family cultivators were all afraid to move forward.

Qian Hong instantly understood. At the same time, he couldn't help but curse in his heart:

How is it arrays again?!

Five updates finished today, I can rest.

(I've found that some book friends still ask about the protagonist's character design, so I'll explain a bit again.)

Regarding the protagonist's transmigration setting:

Awakened some memories, not a traditional soul transmigration. The physical body is his own, and he has blood relations with his parents.

The protagonist is set to be a child of about ten years old in the cultivation world, only possessing some modern people's thinking and cognition. He has a childlike nature, and his understanding of the world is also different.

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